US CONGRESSMEN TOGETHER WITH ARMENIAN COMMUNITY COMMEMORATED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMSApril 11, 2003 - 20:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The other day over 50 US Congress members joined the US Armenian community to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915. As reported by the Armenian National Committee of America, gatherings of the Armenian community are annually held on the Capitol Hill to revere the memory of the Armenian Genocide and discuss issues of concern for Armenians of the world. Armenian ambassador to the US Arman Kirakosian, NKR representative in Washington Vardan Barseghian, Armenian clergy members participated in the ceremony. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |